Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Two miners dead, 6 missing after earthquake hits Polish mine

At least six miners are missing and two died after an earthquake
occurred at the Rudna mine in Polkowice in southwestern Poland, state
news agency PAP reported on Tuesday.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck at 9:09 p.m. (2009 GMT),
according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It said the quake was very
shallow, only 10 km (6.2 miles) deep, which would have magnified its
effect at the mine belonging to state-run copper producer KGHM.
“There were 16 people in the danger zone. Some of them were walked
out,” a spokeswoman for the company was quoted as saying by private
radio RMF FM.
Among nine people evacuated one man died, according to media reports. Rescuers also found another miner who died underground.
Three miners who were injured the most are in hospital, their
condition is stable, and their life is not threatened, according to RMF
FM. They suffered backbone and head injuries.